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can i play any dvd cd in my cd rom/cd writer if i install any software of it.saying it can play all the cd's??? if yes then which software can do this???

OK this is what happened so far. I left my computer on while i went an watched a movie. During that time it went into stand by mode. When i came back i tried moving the mouse and got no response. The monitor stayed in stand by mode and no …

Okay. This is my first post here, so be gentle :) Internet Explorer and Firefox don't work. Whenever I try to access a web page, FF shows a blank page with the tab title "(untitled)" and IE gives me a server not found message. Other programs, such as AIM, Ares, …

Having finally managing to open win 98,I only have 16 colours. the computer tells me I have "standard pcc graphics adapter" I cannot establish the make of the video card. Is it possible to download a driver? Here's hoping

I have a new computer with a 120g hard drive and a 20g hard drive as a slave. I also have 1 gig of memory. My question is this: In setting up partitions for my computer, is it ok to have just one partition or should I make several? For …

I tried to install win 98 using an old cd i got with a pc purchased about 4 years ago... the problem is i have no idea where the product key is!!! Now I want to uninstall everything but obviously can't get past the screen that asks me to input …

Anyone know how to transfer a word document into an Adobe Reader file?

I am running xp pro with sp2 on my home computer. I have a dsl and I am using a router with a built in firewal. My question is this, along with the router can i use the xp built-in firewall protection, or should I purchase a software firewall program. …

How good is this one, does it remove SPYWARE, ect?

HI I TRY EVERTING TO UNISTAL XP BOUT I CAN IF SOME ONE CAN HELP ME I REDY TRY TO GO ON SAFE MODE AND UNISTAL AND GO TO WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 AND OSUNIST.EXE BOUT I TING I HAVE A PROBLEM WET OSUNIST.EXE CAUSE I TRY TO RUN THE PROGRAME AND I …

I changed my explore.exe file along time ago, now I want to put the original file back. but I forgot how to change the file. 8( I have the backup file so I can change them. just need to know how to do it. I am running win 2000 pro.

Is it possible to make Service pack cds for win2k and winxp to make installation of either of these operating systems quicker.If anyone knows a link to a "How to..." it would be really appreciated..thnx

can anyone plz help me.i got so many problems with my system... anytime i just wanna download somethin' it'l stop in the middle. no installations can be done because every time it givs me error of rpc stub. even if i download any update it'l not complete rather just exits …

[font=Franklin Gothic Medium]Hey folks, just thought Id pop in again as usual. I just had a random daily thought today Id like to share with all of you. I have a friend whos site is being hosted through his desktop PC, currently running on MAccess200 or whatever. I careless. But …

I have a Fujitsu Lifebook C notebook with XP (about 2 yrs old). I'm unable to install the svcpk2. Closed all startups and still can't get it to work. When the Windows startup logo comes up it goes to a blue screen for a second so I can only make …

I must have accidentally deleted system.ini file for my 98 (I also use 2000), cause . Of course 98 can't log from now on. Can something be done (I don't want to reinstall both OS)?

[COLOR=DarkGreen]i was messing with one of my computers and now its not turning on all the way. when i push the power button my it turns on, the keyboard turns on, i can pop out my cd drives, but thats it, my monitor stays black and its doesnt sound like …

Hi all, I'm looking for some help. I'm in dire need of it. I'm trying to setup the computer I built. I cannot get the windows XP CD to setup properly. Here are my specs... Athlon 64 3500+ w/ Zalman 7000a heatsink (& arctic silver) Asus K8V Deluxe SLI 939 …

I was trying to erase the forms in xp's auto complete but it never does, the hour glass just keeps going and when I try to x out it says program not responding please help.

i woz just wondering if u could change the taskbar color of XP from the 3 colors into lyk orange or sumthing eg. if u take a screenshot of the desktop and then paste it into Paint and then go ctrl+I (invert colors) it looks cool (+if u do it …

Hey folks: Any ideas why i cant get my screensaver to work normally? It will work when i rightclick properties screensaver and preview, but no matter what time i set, and no matter how still the mouse is, the screensaver never comes on. Im running windows XP PRO. Thanks

[B]AMD athlon 2400+ 512 mb RAM Nvida geForce 4 Ti 4200 8x 128mb windows XP SP2 asus A7V8X motherboard [/B] my screen keeps randomly blacking out for 1-3 seconds. everything on the screen freezes for 1-2 secs followed by blackness for -2-3 secs it seems to be software related because …

My mom is having trouble getting onto her Personal Kent State page so she can't work from home. I am at BGSU and it's hard for me to help her over the phone. So I was hoping for a quick solution here. The page works fine for me and others …

Ok, this should be the last question I have about completing my new computer system. I have a 160GB ATA drive in my current HP system. It does not have an OS on it and is used for storage and programs only. Should I uninstall all the programs that are …

Vendor:Tracking Cookie Category:Data Miner Object Type:IECache Entry Description:This cookie is known to collect information that may be used either for targeted advertising, or tracking users across a particular website, such as page views or ad click-thrus. How do I TOTALLY GET RID OF THIS?

Hi Not sure if its you I need to speak to about this but its worth ago as I have been trying to sort this problem for weeks. I have just installed a wireless network with 1 desktop & one laptop; I also have the belkin ADSL/wireless router. The problem …

Hi, I will be installing windows xp on a new Maxtor SATA drive. I know that it is usually necessary to install SATA drivers before installing WinXP on this type of drive. I have the motherboard's CD but am unsure which drivers I will need to put on a floppy. …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Synchronize Your Computer Clock with an Internet Time Server [/color][/size][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000] Does your computer have the right time? If your computer is not part of a domain, you can synchronize your computer clock with an Internet …

[FONT=Georgia]I'm really going crazy here and could use some advice. Running XP Home edition, installed McAfee security suite including virus scan, firewall, spam killer etc., and consequently can't browse using My Computer or Explorer. Just receive the 'Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close' error message. Error …

Is there any good antivirus program that can run on my win 2003 server .. I downloaded Antivir but it says that it'll not run on a server. Any free one or something like that??

No, this is not a tip or tweak, but it's something I discovered while trying to use a tweak, so I decided to put it here. And a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll make this post 1056 words long. [IMG]http://www.freephotoserver.com/files/img62638584_5729310.bmp[/IMG] Where did that Powerful PC thing come …

hello, can any one tell me if it is nescessary to have norton internet security 2005 and norton anti virus 2005 running on same computer? Is it possible one could interfere with the other? My problems have something to do with pop ups being blocked, but also my internet explorer …

I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 and Windows 98 Second Edition on my computer. When I start my computer up, I am asked if I want to start either "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition", or "Microsoft Windows" (Windows 98). It would make more sense to me to …

Object Moved This document may be found here ??? when displaying pages at times? This comes on a pretty frequent basis., wondering what I could change SAFELY to avoid it., also SOME pages after going from a home to sub page, I get a dns error occasionally. I have DSL., …

It's me again with this XP lunacy. Here's the history of the problem. For some long days and even longer nights I've been trying to put together: MOTHERBOARD MB ABIT® IC7-G i875/ICH5-R chipset, Socket 478, 800MHz BUS, ATX format, Intel® P4, audio, Gigbit LAN on board CPU Intel P4 - …

I'm so grateful for these forums and depend heavily upon them. This is one answer that didn't come up in my search, however. I'm working for a nice agency in helping to attach some new computers to their long-standing network. The new Dell Dimension 8400's weren't my choice, but I …

I’m now sitting in my local library and thought I would try one of these forum things, they are supposed to be helpful – so here goes people. I am having problems installing Windows “XP

Hello, I'm new to these boards, because I need some major computer help. I have normally always been good with fixing computers and I've never had to ask for assistance, but this problem I'm having is seriously becoming a nightmare. It all started three days ago. I got a new …

There is a setting that can allow someone to change the user accounts thing in the WinXP control panel back to the one that was in 2k. Anybody know of it?

hi, do I need to uninstall windows me in order to install xp? The disc does not give me the option to upgrade?

Recently, sometimes when browsing internet explorer (or any web browser such as Firefox or Maxthon) will not load up any internet pages. However, Outlook and Messenger will access the internet. To get it working again, the computer has to be restarted. Any ideas as to what is causing it?Any help …

If you have a resource marked EA000000-EA0000FF, how do you find this in debug? Does that also mean EA00:0000 or what? Also if an I/O is 9000-9007 how do you see the location in debug?

I sent a graphic file to the recycle bin but when I tried to empty bin, I got a message that "Dc6 (nothing like the original name of the file!) could not be deleted as another person or program was using it. Close any other program that might be using …

I have windows XP professional, with SP 2. What are the risks in making the firewall unblock ActiveX, or scripts? What is ActiveX?

This is my first time to post here so please bear with me.I use netzero as my dial-up ISP and here is the problem I am having. (I am using Windows XP Pro) When I click on the NetZero Desktop Icon the connect screen will come up but, before I …

Hold Alt+F4 and hit the U key to shutdown in Windows XP.

If say, you suspect you have some viral files that replaced some important window system files lurking about your computer… and regardless of what you try, you cant seem to locate them, let alone get rid of them... And there’s a good chance that it’s the root cause of your …

Hi, I was helping my brother install Norton Internet Security, part way through we got [color=red][b]"error 1327 invalid drive c:\"[/b] [color=#000000]Looking at his drives he as 1 floppy A:\[/color][/color] two cd/dvd drives G:\ and H:\ and the hard drive is I:\. Any ideas on solving this problem would be most …

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Recently installed new system board into an e machine. Windows balloon comes up and tells me I have 30 days to activate windows and when I click on the balloon it tells me windows is activated but it will not load my desk top it keeps bouncing back and forth …